CHINESE DATING APP OFFERED A REFUND IF USERS DID NOT MARRY
A Chinese dating app called Liangpei will refund its $300 fee if users do not marry within three years, while limiting members to one match at a time.
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ORPHAN INVITED STRANGERS TO HIS WEDDING, THOUSANDS CAME
An orphan groom wedding in Yunnan went viral after Xu Chenghong invited strangers online, and thousands turned up with gifts, chefs and even a Maybach.
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KFC CHINA MADE AN OREO CHICKEN BURGER WITH BLACK BUNS
KFC China launched an Oreo chicken burger with black cookie buns, crushed Oreo mashed potatoes and sweet sauces, for 29.9 yuan a combo. Here is what happened.
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WOMAN MARRIED CANCER PATIENT FOR A KIDNEY AND FELL IN LOVE
Wang Xiao, 24, married a man with recurrent cancer in a kidney donation deal to survive. Then they fell in love, and their story became a hit film.
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CHINA BANS AI ROMANCE CHATBOTS FOR MINORS
China’s new rules ban AI romance chatbots from offering virtual partners to minors, and Alibaba and ByteDance pulled their persona features in response.
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BIOLOGIST IS TESTING PERIODS EVERY THREE MONTHS IN MICE
A Chinese biologist is testing periods every three months in mice to stretch fertility, but she warns the estrogen trade-off carries real risks.
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UBTECH LAUNCHED A HUMANOID ROBOT TO BE YOUR LIFELONG FRIEND
The UBTECH U1 humanoid robot launched with 13,361 orders, a 119,800 yuan starting price and a pitch to be a lifelong companion. Deliveries have now begun.
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MOM WHO HELPED REUNITE 29 KIDS FINDS HER SON AFTER 32 YEARS
Li Jingzhi helped reunite 29 children with their families while searching for her own. In May 2020 she finally met her son, taken from a hotel in 1988.
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CHINESE OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER $325M IN BRIBES
Former Nanjing official Yang Youlin was sentenced to death in China for taking more than 2.21 billion yuan in bribes over 30 years. Here is what the court found.
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A CHINESE HOUSING COMPLEX MAKES ITS OWN RAIN TO BEAT HEAT
A Chinese housing complex’s rooftop rain cooling system went viral for its mist, which staff say cuts air temperatures by 5 to 8 degrees Celsius.
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